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Options for Better Quality and More Accessible Long-term Care Services for the Elderly in Poland: Policy Note

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dc.contributor.authorKerschbaumer, Florentin
dc.contributor.authorSacha, Wojciech Tomasz
dc.contributor.authorSokolo, Audrey
dc.contributor.authorSivarajah, Pirathees
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-07T20:21:59Z
dc.date.available2020-07-07T20:21:59Z
dc.date.issued2019-05-01
dc.description.abstractThis note is prepared as a continuation of the long-standing collaboration between the Government of Poland and the World Bank in the area of Long-Term Care (LTC). Some of the earlier outputs of this collaboration include the 2009 report Long-Term Care and Ageing which examined the fiscal challenges arising from a growing need for LTC in the context of an aging society, and the 2015 report the Present and Future of Long-Term Care in Ageing Poland, which outlined the key challenges and opportunities for developing a delivery and financing system for LTC for the elderly. More recently, the 2017 World Bank Technical Assistance (TA) culminated in the international conference Long Term Care Systems Design and Financing which focused the attention of policymakers and the international community on options for an integrated LTC system as well as demonstrating the fiscal and economic implications of adopting various LTC modalities. Importantly, the conference showcased the capacity of the World Bank to convene a broad range of stakeholders and to bring the latest know how to support this agenda. The LTC agenda is receiving much attention in Poland’s public debate. Rapid population ageing, a result of increasing longevity and declining fertility, generated significant demographic challenges and it is now clear that these necessitate adjustments to the current LTC system. Eurostat forecasts that the old-age dependency ratio will increase from 14 to 28 percent of the population by 2060. The older the population will become, the more people will face difficulties with regards to their activities of daily living and the higher will be the incidence of dependency in the overall population. This, in turn, spurs increases in the demand for various forms of care, both medical and social. Some of this demand is met by families through provision of familial care. However, informal care provision negatively affects earning and incomes of families and contributes to the overall labor shortage in the country. Continuous reforms are therefore needed, both in the health and social sectors, as well as in the labor market to meet these emerging needs.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/497321593105756350/Options-for-Better-Quality-and-More-Accessible-Long-term-Care-Services-for-the-Elderly-in-Poland-Policy-Note
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/34041
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/34041
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectLONG-TERM CARE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CARE
dc.subjectELDERLY CARE
dc.subjectDEPENDENT ELDERLY
dc.titleOptions for Better Quality and More Accessible Long-term Care Services for the Elderly in Polanden
dc.title.subtitlePolicy Noteen
dc.typePolicy Noteen
dc.typeDocument de politique généralefr
dc.typeDocumento de políticases
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okr.crossref.titleOptions for Better Quality and More Accessible Long-term Care Services for the Elderly in Poland
okr.date.disclosure2020-06-25
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Policy Note
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/497321593105756350/Options-for-Better-Quality-and-More-Accessible-Long-term-Care-Services-for-the-Elderly-in-Poland-Policy-Note
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/34041
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okr.identifier.report139751
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryPoland
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Service Management and Delivery
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Disability
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Funds and Pensions
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitSocial Protection and Jobs Global Practice
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